Bearcat Wrap-up Podcast

Happy Halloween Friday!Thank you for the continued effort and energy you bring to your work each day. The fall semester is moving quickly, and with just over a month until the holiday break, your commitment continues to move our district toward its performance targets—steady academic growth, attendance at or above 93.5 percent, and consistent improvement in school climate and behavior. Each week...

Happy Friday!Thank you for the consistency and professionalism you continue to demonstrate each week. There were no major events on the calendar. Still, the steady rhythm of teaching, learning, and leading has continued uninterrupted, and that is often where the most significant progress takes place. Every attendance reminder, every reteaching moment, and every calm response to a student’s...

Happy Friday!Thank you for the energy, effort, and commitment you continue to bring each day. As we move beyond the first quarter of the school year, it is a meaningful time to pause, reflect, and align our work with the goals we set at the beginning of the year: academic growth, strong attendance, and a positive school culture.Throughout this week and next, I have been meeting with each...

Happy Friday!Strong attendance, steady behavior, and meaningful engagement across our schools have made this a successful close to the first quarter. Thank you for the energy, effort, and commitment you continue to bring each day. The pace of the year reminds us how quickly progress builds when focus and consistency are shared. Together, we have reached this first milestone with clear evidence of...

Happy Friday!Thank you for the energy, effort, and commitment you continue to bring each day. The year is moving quickly, and we are already approaching the end of the first quarter with 135 instructional days remaining. This is a good moment to pause, take stock, and align our daily work with our performance targets—strong academic growth, attendance at or above 93.5%, and steady improvement in...

Happy Friday!Thank you for the energy, effort, and commitment you continue to bring each day. From the classroom to the bus routes, from the ballfields to the offices, the work being done across our district is making a difference. It has been another week of steady progress toward our goals, and I am grateful for the dedication you show to our students and community.This week’s Wrap-up includes...

Happy Friday!Thank you all for the dedication you have shown as we move into the middle of September. This time of year, the days can begin to feel heavier, and both students and adults sometimes show the strain through shorter tempers, impatience, or discouragement. Yet in these moments, we continue to see patience, encouragement, and empathy shining through in classrooms and hallways. Those...

Happy Friday!Thank you all for the steady work you have given as we move through September. This is the time of year when routines are set, expectations are clear, and we begin to see patterns in attendance, discipline, and student engagement. These patterns reveal a great deal about our performance, and they remind us that consistency is crucial. They also tie directly into the performance...

Happy Friday!This morning began with an unexpected challenge when three of our four campuses were without power. The first estimated restoration time was 7:00 a.m., then extended to 9:00 a.m., but thankfully, the lights came back on around 7:30, still thirty minutes before students arrived. While this caused some understandable concern, the crews from SWEPCO worked quickly to restore power, and I...

Happy Friday!As we close out another week, I want to thank each of you for the energy, creativity, and commitment you bring to our schools. Whether you are teaching in the classroom, supporting students in their daily needs, maintaining our facilities, or ensuring operations run smoothly, your work matters. Together, you create the environment where students can thrive, and that collective effort...